March 31st

Woops, a few day hiatus in writing.

These few things I have fed for the past days.  Sid is a bit itchy, but I think she needs a bath.  Her armpits are scabbed, and her eye is goopy.

5:50 am  Primal defense

6:15 am  Flower essences

6:30 am  Beef tripe

6:30 pm  Two chicken thighs with bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 27th

Sid was a bit chewy thins morning, chewing at her knees and scratching at her ears.  She still looks great, though.  Her eyes are healed right now.

5:55 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey with bones and turkey liver

March 26th

Sid woke up a little itchy-- normal.

6:00 am  Fed primal defense in water

6:30 am  Fed ground turkey with bone and chicken organs (from inside the chicken-- gizzard, heart, liver, I think)

Bean seems to have a good day.  She looked great when I came home from work-- no redness at all anywhere!  She does have a couple bumps on her rear.  Probably a skin infection.  Not hives.

6:30 pm  Fed turkey meat no bone, one raw egg with shell, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 25th

No issues this morning-- minor (normal) scratching of belly and armpits.
5:50 am Gave primal defense in water
6:25 am Fed ground turkey w/bone

Sid looks pretty good today.

6:45 pm  Fed turkey meat (no bone) and turkey organ-- liver, I think.

March 24th

Sid is busy chewing at her rear this morning.

5:50 am Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am Fed two chicken drumsticks and organ mix

She seemed to have a pretty good day. Her left eye was gooey and crusty.

6:50 pm Fed ground turkey w/bones, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 23rd

This morning Bean seemed to be chewing at her kneecaps quite a bit and rubbing her face along the rug.  Her left eye is red, but not swollen.

6:00 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:30 am  Fed 2 chicken drumsticks and turkey organ mix

Sid seems to be alright today.  Nothing too horrible.  

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey/bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 22nd

Sid's belly is red, but I'm not sure it's just because of chicken.  She has been laying in leaves in the yard too.

7:30 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:00 am  Fed 2 chicken drumsticks

Sidda didn't have a very bad day.  We played in the yard a little and she chewed a deer antler.

Some foot chewing.

6:25 pm  Gave flower essences

6:50 pm  Fed buffalo tripe, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 21st

Sid is itching like normal this morning.  No real issues throughout the night.  Her skin is a little flaky, but that's nothing new either.  I see a tiny red mark by her left eye.

8:00 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:30 am  Fed Oma's chicken mix

10:45 am  Gave flower essences.  Sid's eye looks red like she's been scratching at it a little.

Sidney's eye is pretty gooey today-- her right eye, not left this time.

6:30 pm  Fed Oma's chicken mix

March 20th-- try chicken again

Sid woke up scratching like normal.  Her armpits aren't as scabby and stinky as yesterday.  The tail looks healed up a bit and has scabs.

5:50 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am  Fed buffalo tripe and organ mix

Normal day for Sid, it seems.  Her ears are a bit itchy and swollen.

6:50 pm  Fed Oma's chicken mix, l-glutamine and omega3s

Normal.

10:30 pm  Phil dropped part of his dinner and Sid ate a potato chip or two and a small piece of bbq pork.  

March 19th

Sidney woke me at 5:45 am, throwing up in the bedroom. It was only a small amount, but I didn't really look at it much because I was still sleeping.
6:00 am Gave primal defense in water
6:25 am Fed ground turkey w/bones and organ mix

Sid has some sort of rash on her belly and her tail is fluid-filled again.  I washed it with antibacterial soap and the pustules opened a bled a little bit.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 18th

Minimal itching this morning too.  Wahoo!

5:50 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am Fed ground turkey w/bone and ACV

Sid looks like she had another good day while I was at work.  She was crated for a few hours this morning because Phil was working too.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, buffalo tripe, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 17th

Sid had a pretty good night/morning not very much itching.

7:35 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:30 am  Fed ground turkey w/bones, buffalo tripe and organ mix

Not problems during the day.  It was a lovely day outside and the dogs had a nice time getting some sun in the yard!

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

No problems during the evening really-- we had a good day!

March 16th

Normal itching-- chewing hind end a bit and scratching under arms (normal for morning time)

6:00 am  Fed primal defense in water

6:15 am  Gave flower essences

6:30 am  Fed buffalo tripe and organ mix

Sid had a good day. 

6:45 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 15th

Woke up this morning, itching like normal.  Nothing significant.

8:00 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:30 am  Fed ground turkey w/bone and organ mix

Sid had a pretty good day.

8:30 pm  Late dinner-- fed ground turkey w/bone, small amount of buffalo tripe, l-glutmine and omega3s

March 14th

Sid seemed the same as always this morning when we got up.  I think she was drooling a bit excessively while I was still sleeping-- burping from the duck, I suppose.

7:30 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:00 am  Fed buffalo tripe

No change during the day.

4:00 pm  Gave flower essences

6:30 pm  Fed the remaining amount of duck and a small amount of buffalo tripe, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 13th

Sid seemed pretty good this morning besides a little bit of foot licking.  Her skin looks red, so I put some gold bond on her sides, armpits and hind end.

5:55 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey w/ bones and a spoonful of duck

My poor girl is itchy again tonight.  Her armpits are red and bumpy and she's been chewing her legs and feet again.  I put gold bond on her a bit tonight.

6:50 pm  Fed ground turkey and duck w/bones, l-glutamine and omega3s

We bought more tripe today to try out-- buffalo and beef.  I'm going to finish the small amount of duck I have in the fridge for her and then take a break on that for a bit because of her burping.

March 12th

Beanie was just doing her normal scratching this morning- foot licking, armpit scratching.

6:00 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:10 am  Flower essences

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey w/bone and a small scoop of duck

Sidney has bumps on her chin and front of her muzzle again.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey with bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 11th

Sid was fine this morning.  Minimal itching.

5:50 am  Gave primal defense with water

6:10 am  Gave flower essences and put Zymox in both ears since they looked red, swollen and itchy

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey w/bone and organ mix

Beanie was rubbing her eye on the rug a bit this afternoon.  Her armpits seem dry and scabby, not sticky at the moment.  Phil gave lamb trachea treats today.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey and a spoonful of duck, l-glutamine and omega3s

8:30 pm  The dogs are chewing on deer antlers.

March 10th

Sid woke up scratching as usual.  I really do think it is habit a lot of times.  I'm not sure how to break her of it.  Distraction only works sometimes.

5:50 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey, organ mix, and a spoonful of duck

Sid must have a had a pretty good day.  Some minor burping here and there.  I'm not sure if the duck is really going to be an option if this keeps happening, but I am going to be persistent with it... just slow.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey w bone, l-glutamine and omega 3s

March 9th

Sid was very itchy this morning, scratching at her eat, digging at her armpits, etc.  I dusted her with Gold Bond powder and put her sweatshirt on.

5:50 am  Gave Primal Defense with water

6:25 am  Fed ground turkey w/bone and organ mix

Apparently Sid had a pretty good day, despite her itchy start.

She got two cheapie dog cookies today but she never seems to have any issues with them.  

7:00 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 8th

Woke up this morning, Sid seems normal.  She didn't throw up last night like I thought she was going to.

9:00 am  Gave primal defense in water

9:15 am  Gave flower essences

9:35 am  Fed ground turkey with bone and organ mix

Sid has been a bit itchier throughout the day than she was yesterday.  Her right ear is a bit red and scaly.

6:50 pm  Fed ground turkey and duck w/bones, l-glutamine and omega3s

March 7th- something weird

Sid was itchy this morning as normal.  Nothing out of control.  

8:30 am  Gave primal defense in water

8:45 am  Gave flower essences

8:55 am  Fed ground turkey with bone and two scoops of ground duck

Sid has had a pretty good day.  Itchy here & there-- normal.

No poops yet, though.

6:40 pm  Fed small amount of turkey w/ bone and more duck, l-glutamine and omega3s

10:15 pm  Sid seems to be having some weird reflux or something-- almost like she keeps burping and then licking a lot.  Upset tummy?

11:30 pm  Gave more primal defense in water

March 6th-- start duck

Woke in the morning with normal scratching.  Her armpits and belly are a little red.  She has some bumps in her pits that look a little fluid-filled.  Some are scabbed over.  Her chin bumps are draining/bleeding.

5:50 am  Gave primal defense in water

6:20 am  Fed ground turkey w/bone and organ mix

Sid seemed to have a pretty good day.  When I came home from work she didn't look red at all, besides the scratches in her pits-- looks like she left them alone for most of the day.

6:30 pm  Fed ground turkey w/bone, l-glutamine, and omega3s.  She also got a spoonful of ground duck in her bowl.

Sid was scratching a bit more tonight.  She did make a small bloody spot on her face again.

March 4th

I have been delinquent in posting to Sid's blog lately. 

We have finished the lamb we had and I can safely say she's had no problem with it.  I am now feeding just turkey and will try duck in a few days.

I bathed her on Sunday morning and was sure to rinse very very well afterwards.  No problems.

She has been scratching and biting her sides and armpits lately.  So, tonight I bought some GOld Bond powder and put it on her.